AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salmon River State Forest

Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Day Pond State Park Beach, Day Pond and Day Pond State Park Beach. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56769, -72.43691
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 111–477 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56769, -72.43691

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Loop (SRT), heading NE.
  5. 50 ftPass Day Pond.
  6. 350 ftPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Day Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Day Pond Road, heading SW.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/day-pond-state-park-beach-day-pond-state-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-3-km-dc0e

Trail surface

76% dirt23% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Westchester, Connecticut